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Kṛṣṇa Is the Cause of All Causes

“Kṛṣṇa, in the same way, is the cause of all causes and all incarnations. Please hear another verse to defeat all misinterpretations.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.90, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa is the cause of all causes.
  • Kṛṣṇa is the cause of all incarnations.
  • The speaker asks the listener to hear another verse to defeat misinterpretations.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once, giving special attention to “the cause of all causes and all incarnations.”

Ask yourself

Am I willing to listen carefully when a verse challenges my understanding of Kṛṣṇa?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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